I wrote:
> Filtering has never been a function of news.answers. The primary
> function of news.answers is to increase the availability of
> approved FAQ lists to interested readers, where "approved" merely
> means "complies with the (minimal) header formatting guidelines."
> Any broader function -- in particular, any review of content for
> "officialness" or even appropriateness -- is simply unsustainable.
The only people who can possibly assess the content of an FAQ
list -- let alone rate one as "official" -- are the readers of
the newsgroup it's prepared for. If a newsgroup is so fragmented
that it's hard to say whether it's active or moribund, a new FAQ
list is not going to somehow revitalize or redefine the newsgroup;
in fact, without the consensus of an active, vibrant newsgroup
behind it, it will be quite difficult to write a proper FAQ list
at all. (In particular, if the group is nearly moribund, how can
there be any Frequent questions?)
Steve Summit
scs@eskimo.com
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